Goblet

C. Dorflinger and Sons

ca. 1886 · Blown and cut glass · The American Wing

The glass factories founded by Alsatian émigré Christian Dorflinger were arguably among the most significant glass factories in operation from the mid to late nineteenth century. His first factory was in Brooklyn, New York, from which he relocated his operations to White Mills, Pennsylvania, where this object was made. His products were renowned both for the fine quality of the glass and for their accomplished cutting. This wine glass descended in the family of Christian Dorflinger and relates to another example in the Museum’s collection (2015.720); while the stems on the two glasses are identical, the other bowl is made with cranberry over colorless glass.

Artist

C. Dorflinger and Sons

Date

ca. 1886

Medium

Blown and cut glass

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Katheryn Hait Dorflinger Manchee, 1972